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Newseries Policing the 80s

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Society gets the kind of criminal it deserves and the kind of law enforcement it insists on. (ROBERT F. KENNEDY )
In this eight-part series, William Woollard investigates the style and quality of law enforcement in Britain today. He talks to policemen all over the country to get their views on the job they do and the demands society makes of them. 1: Class of 81 This year more than 2,000 recruits will go through basic training at the Metropolitan Police
Training School, Hendon. Who are they? Where do they come from? Why do they want to join the police? The programme concentrates on a small group of recruits nearing the end of their course and examines their reasons for joining, their anxieties about what the job will entail, and their ideals and ambitions.
Producer PETER WINDOWS Editor JOCK GALLAGHER BBC Birmingham long wave only

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Robert F. Kennedy
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William Woollard
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